SDLT Tape Drive

PackerFanatic · 11-18-2005, 01:28 PM

Here at work we have a SDLT tape drive on an IBM server. We recently had to get the drive replaced (those things hardly last very long at all) and we are trying to get some successful backups...but a funny thing is happening. The past three nights, the Backup Exec is telling us we had a failed backup but NOTHING in the logs indicate something that cause the backup to fail (no machines were turned off, no CRC errors, nothing) Everything looks kosher in the log, but it says the backup failed. What could be causing this? Anyone run into this before?

Glengoyne · 11-18-2005, 06:08 PM

What error is the activity log showing. Are the backups being listed as even attempted? Perhaps your new tape drive is on a different controller than the previous...or the drive needs to be unconfigured and reconfigured through the tape drive/hardware wizzard.

I'd start some manual backups, and watch them in the activity monitor.

Oh since you said Backup Exec, I assumed you were talking about Veritas Netbackup. If you are using some other solution...nevermind.

Dutch · 11-18-2005, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by PackerFanatic

Here at work we have a SDLT tape drive on an IBM server. We recently had to get the drive replaced (those things hardly last very long at all) and we are trying to get some successful backups...but a funny thing is happening. The past three nights, the Backup Exec is telling us we had a failed backup but NOTHING in the logs indicate something that cause the backup to fail (no machines were turned off, no CRC errors, nothing) Everything looks kosher in the log, but it says the backup failed. What could be causing this? Anyone run into this before?

It could be a permissions problem, if you have the Backup Exec Engine Service attached to an account that recently changed it's password, that will do it.

Also, make sure the tape device sees the tape. And to be sure, delete the job and recreate it from scratch including backup selections and try to re-run it.

(Can you do anything with the tape drive? Catalog a tape, run an inventory. Label a tape. Eject a tape? Anything?)

11-18-2005, 06:08 PM	#2
Glengoyne Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Fresno, CA	What error is the activity log showing. Are the backups being listed as even attempted? Perhaps your new tape drive is on a different controller than the previous...or the drive needs to be unconfigured and reconfigured through the tape drive/hardware wizzard. I'd start some manual backups, and watch them in the activity monitor. Oh since you said Backup Exec, I assumed you were talking about Veritas Netbackup. If you are using some other solution...nevermind.

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